By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
RIVERVIEW — A 23-year-old Grosse Ile man was arrested at 2:34 a.m. Nov. 7 for operating while intoxicated and refusing a breath test.
The man, who was speeding northbound on Fort Street near Pennsylvania Road in a blue Ford Explorer, drove for about a mile, despite being subject to police lights and siren, before pulling over.
The man smelled of intoxicants, and his eyes were red and watery. A thermos with suspected alcohol was found inside the vehicle.
The Ford Explorer was impounded and towed, and the driver was taken to the Riverview police station for standardized field sobriety tests, which he failed.
He refused to take a preliminary breath test, so a search warrant was obtained for a blood draw. After being taken to a local hospital for a blood draw he was returned to the police station, where he was held until he was sober.